Hailsham Academy is a MARK Education Trust school.
MARK Education Trust’s board of trustees is the accountable body for the trust and must ensure that the trust meets its charitable purpose which is to advance education for public good. It does this by undertaking the three core strategic functions.
- Ensuring there is clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction.
- Holding executive leaders to account for the educational performance of the organisation, its students, and the performance management of staff.
- Overseeing the financial performance of the organisation and making sure its money is well spent.
To find out more about the role of the board of trustees at MARK Education Trust, please visit our trust website.
Governance at Hailsham Academy
The trust board has established a Local Governing Committee (LGC) for Hailsham Academy that includes members of the local community, as well as elected parent and staff governors. The LGC is delegated by the trust to monitor key aspects of the school’s performance in more detail. This includes:
- Considering strategies to improve the quality of education and outcomes for all students, but especially disadvantaged students and those with Special Educational Needs.
- Ensuring that students and staff are safe and happy, with a specific focus on improving behaviour and attendance.
- Engaging with stakeholders to ensure that parents, staff, students and the wider school community are informed and work collectively for the good of the school.
Individual governors also take on specific responsibilities as “link governors” in key areas of the curriculum and aspects of the school’s life.
Hailsham Academy Local Governing Committee
Hailsham Academy LGC has up to seven community members who are appointed by the trust board, two parent governors who are nominated/elected by the school’s parent body, and two staff governors who are nominated/elected by the school’s staff.
Information about our Local Governor Committee members can be found below. For information about our trust’s Academy Members and Board of Trustees, please click here.
To view documents relating to the Hailsham Academy LCG please click here.
For documents relating to MARK Education Trust, including financial reporting information, please click here.
The Chair of LGC, Ms Lesley Farmer, can be contacted in writing via the trust’s governance professional on email:
To find out more about joining the Hailsham LGC, please click here.
Meet Our LGC Members
Currently we have three appointed community members:
- Lesley Farmer
- Theresa Phillips
- Vicky Rowe
Bios and photos to be added soon.